Army Chief Naravane visits forward areas along LAC in Ladakh
Naravane assessed the situation at strategic points such as Rechin La as well as the living conditions of the troops of the XIV Corps, also known as the Fire and Fury Corps, who oversee the LAC in eastern Ladakh, the Army said in a statement. Updated: December 24, 2020 5:24:20 am
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane. (File)
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane Wednesday visited forward areas along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh (LAC) where India and China have been engaged in an over seven-month-long military standoff.
Naravane assessed the situation at strategic points such as Rechin La as well as the living conditions of the troops of the XIV Corps, also known as the Fire and Fury Corps, who oversee the LAC in eastern Ladakh, the Army said in a statement.
RS Prasad on J&K DDC polls: BJP got more votes than NC, PDP, Congress together. message clear
RS Prasad on J&K DDC polls: ‘BJP got more votes than NC, PDP, Congress together… message clear’
Calling it a win for democracy, Ravi Shankar Prasad said the number of votes that the BJP gathered was more than the combined votes of the National Conference, PDP and Congress. Updated: December 24, 2020 7:56:00 am
Union Minister for Information and Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad. (File)
Describing the
outcome of elections to the District Development Councils in J&K as a “historic win” for the BJP, party leader and Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad Wednesday underlined that the BJP had emerged as the single largest party in the polls.
‘Make hearings easily accessible to physically challenged lawyers, litigants’: D Y Chandrachud
Dumping the responsibility of making the filings accessible on specially-abled lawyers would be like serving a file in a foreign language to an able-bodied lawyer, Justice Chandrachud wrote. Updated: December 24, 2020 7:06:39 am
Justice D Y Chandrachud has written to HC chief justices.
With virtual courts here to stay, Supreme Court judge, Justice D Y Chandrachud, has called upon High Court Chief Justices to do the needful to make hearings more easily accessible to physically challenged lawyers and litigants.
In a letter to the CJs, Justice Chandrachud, who also heads the SC’s eCommittee, pointed out that the creation of accessible infrastructure, including digital infrastructure, and an appropriate support system in the judiciary for lawyers and litigants with disabilities, is imperative in order to create a level playing field.
PIL in Supreme Court seeks ‘free, safe, fair’ Bengal polls
The petition, filed through advocate Vineet Dhanda, also sought to draw the court’s attention to the attack on BJP president J P Nadda’s cavalcade in Bengal. December 24, 2020 1:48:39 am
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar, by a majority of 4:1, rejected the review pleas against the apex court s September 26, 2018 verdict. (file)
Alleging that the violation of fundamental rights has reached its peak in West Bengal, a PIL filed in the Supreme Court Wednesday sought its intervention to ensure that the forthcoming assembly polls in the state are held in a “free, peaceful, safe and fair” manner.
New Delhi: Woman files rape FIR against tenant
A senior police officer said an FIR under sections of rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation has been registered and the woman’s medical examination has been conducted. Updated: December 24, 2020 3:09:48 am
According to police, the woman alleged she was raped by the accused at his residence.
Police have registered an FIR against a 20-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman.
Police said the woman filed a complaint at Sarita Vihar police station on Monday, accusing the man of raping her and lying about his religion.
In the complaint, she alleged that her tenant gave her a wrong name. “We became good friends and he told me that he wants to marry me… he said he doesn’t have a family. However, a few days later, he took me to a house where I met his parents and siblings. I then found he is Muslim… I fought with him over this but he promised he will not force me to convert.”